diff --git a/harmonyqml.pro b/harmonyqml.pro
index 8331a070..ca66526b 100644
--- a/harmonyqml.pro
+++ b/harmonyqml.pro
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ CONFIG += warn_off c++11 release
 dev {
     CONFIG -= warn_off release
     CONFIG += debug
-    message($$CONFIG)
 }
 
 BUILD_DIR = build
diff --git a/src/qml/Base/HStyle.qml b/src/qml/Base/HStyle.qml
index 59bc2f42..2ed31e99 100644
--- a/src/qml/Base/HStyle.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Base/HStyle.qml
@@ -73,15 +73,12 @@ QtObject {
         }
 
         readonly property QtObject message: QtObject {
+            property color ownBackground: Qt.hsla(0.07, 0.4, 0.82, 0.7)
             property color background: colors.background1
             property color body: colors.foreground
             property color date: colors.foregroundDim
         }
 
-        readonly property QtObject event: QtObject {
-            property color background: Qt.darker(colors.background1, 1.1)
-        }
-
         readonly property QtObject daybreak: QtObject {
             property color background: colors.background1
             property color foreground: colors.foreground
@@ -132,5 +129,5 @@ QtObject {
         property real lightness: 0.3
     }
 
-    property int bottomElementsHeight: 32
+    property int bottomElementsHeight: 36
 }
diff --git a/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml b/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml
index 7a33e8e1..209c2755 100644
--- a/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ Row {
         hidden: combine
         name: senderInfo.displayName || Utils.stripUserId(model.senderId)
         dimension: model.showNameLine ? 48 : 28
+        visible: ! isOwn
     }
 
     Rectangle {
-        color: Utils.eventIsMessage(model) ?
-               HStyle.chat.message.background : HStyle.chat.event.background
+        color: isOwn?
+               HStyle.chat.message.ownBackground :
+               HStyle.chat.message.background
 
         //width: nameLabel.implicitWidth
         width: Math.min(
@@ -36,7 +38,8 @@ Row {
 
             HLabel {
                 width: parent.width
-                height: model.showNameLine && ! combine ? implicitHeight : 0
+                height: model.showNameLine && ! isOwn && ! combine ?
+                        implicitHeight : 0
                 visible: height > 0
 
                 id: nameLabel
diff --git a/src/qml/UI.qml b/src/qml/UI.qml
index 1a4cf707..e34288e7 100644
--- a/src/qml/UI.qml
+++ b/src/qml/UI.qml
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ Item {
                 )
             }
 
+            Component.onCompleted: initialRoomTimer.start()
             Timer {
                 // TODO: remove this, debug
                 id: initialRoomTimer
-                interval: 5000
+                interval: 3000
                 repeat: false
                 onTriggered: pageStack.showRoom(
                     "@test_mary:matrix.org",